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In that case he intends to bring Gouldthorpe up there as assistant engineer.

d.) I suggested I should like to go to Boston with the B&M locos and to check up on the Maine Central and Portland Terminal jobs. He said to go by all means, particularly as Roy is leaving for Army duty in January. He has in mind sending Eddie Gunn over there for a year and then bringing Eddie back to Cleveland, retiring Fred Gantt, and putting Eddie in his place.

e.) Whitey asked me if I would like to go to Boston for a year! I told him I knew it would be good experience but I couldn't do everything and we agreed the set-up is best as he has it lined up. He wasn't very serious but I think if I had bitten, he might have gone to bat on it.

Bought an electric radiant heater for Mother's room today, so I think she ought to be pretty comfortable as it gets colder. It is a relief to get that situation finally cleared up.

On the war front, Italy invaded Greece today apparently the start of an Axis campaign to wrest control of the Meditteranean from Britain now the Germans have flopped in the Battle of Britain.
 
Took a fling at Collier's "gag" contest -- naming a gag for a Jay Irving cartoon. If I win (one chance in about a million) I get $500 credit on any new car I want to buy. It looks like my only chance to get one before next spring at the earliest. Boy, how I should like to have one of those new De Soto convertible coupés with the window in the back seat - the perfect car!